Badminton Court - Badminton equipment

The Badminton Court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. Courts are almost always marked for both singles and doubles play, although the laws permit a court to be marked for singles only. The doubles court is wider than the singles court, but the doubles service court is shorter than the singles service court.


The full width of the badminton court dimension is 6.1 metres, and in singles this width is reduced to 5.18 metres. The full length of the badminton court dimension is 13.4 metres. The service badminton courts are marked by a centre line dividing the width of the court, by a short service line at a distance of 1.98 metres from the net, and by the outer side and back boundaries. In doubles, the service badminton court is also marked by a long service line, which is 0.78 metres from the back boundary.

Surprisingly, there is no mention in the Laws of a minimum height for the ceiling above the court. Nonetheless, a badminton court will not be suitable if the ceiling is likely to be hit on a high serve.